This episode always made me sad. They had everything they could've wished for. Bart just needed some tutoring, Lisa some allergy meds and Marge a hobby. Homer should've sent them home and went bowling with Hank
@Fee Fee Yeah, but alternatives would be out of character or too tragic. Besides, it's great writing as in that case, the efficiency of Homer is linked to a true vilain, as opposite to a goofy/unrealistic one in Springfield; a realistic place of learning would, indeed, put Bart in a special class, not in a goofy school like Springfield; and for Lisa, Misses tofu and little birds, I find it personnally hilarious that in front of real nature, not the goofy thre eyes fish nature of Springfield, she got allergies...for Marge, it's in character: practicly every episode when she has a full arc for her, it's a "I got something out of my mother figure role and it turns out not good (bretzels, gym class, ect.) Here, she excells at it (everything is clean) and even then, she fails! Truly an upside down epiusode, very efficient on a metaphoric level: in Springfield, everyone feels home, but not Homer. Here, it's the opposite in clever ways.
Yeah, even if they moved back, they should have been rich. But the mise en place would have been damaged if they were. Homer is the everyman, and his fate is to lose money if he gets any. I don't really enjoy this episode, as fun as it is. It just mocks the feelings we all have of living a better life and justifies it with...I don't know, flimsy excuses for being homesick and poor?
Yeah, it's really nonsensical. Marge could have taken up painting again, Lisa just some anti histamines (I mean if Milhouse can cope with it, she can, considering how good the schools are). Bart is the only one who has a genuine grievance, as the school didn't give two shits about him.
@@TheBT I was in Bart's situation once. Does the school not have a point? Anyway, Bart could make the most of that...but he never got that far. Personally I was desperate to get back to my old school, even if there was nothing waiting for me back there.
Hank seems like a total bro, the military is literally busting down the door, but he is still willing to talk with Homer and give him decent advice. Also the family really didn't try very hard, it was like, two days.
Hank Scorpio is ironically the best person in the Simpsons despite the fact he's a literal super villain. He cares for his employees, gives good advice, understanding even in the worst situations and saw value in a man who let a nuclear plant melt down every other week. That's not even mentioning the killer home Homer had, the everyday amenities the Simpsons family could enjoy and awarding initiative of even the newest faces in his organization.
Probably one of the most underrated lines. "I don't like the word boss I don't like anything that elevates me above anyone else" becomes leader of the world.
Marge, get a damn hobby. Lisa, get some medication. Bart, get a tutor. C'mon, their reasons for wanting to leave were pretty goddamn weak. Homer had it MADE working for that bloodthirsty, maniacal supervillain! I love how at the end of the episode you see a newspaper headline saying Scorpio has seized the entire East Coast. I guess I'll always be left to wonder what became of all that.
@gecko. All of the kids problems actually boil down to really bad parenting lol. If Marge was paying attention to her kids she probably wouldn't be sad. Lisa would go see a doctor, Bart could get a pep talk, and maggie could go to the park or something. Really, this entire episode is on Marge for actually being a comically terrible mother. I dunno if that was the intent of the writing, but it's impossible to ignore.
Homer having to give up the job at the bowling alley is sad but at least makes sense since it didn't pay enough to support three children. But here all the problems is so easily manageable: Give Lisa some allergy medicine, give Bart an ultimatum of study harder or stay in the special help class since he needs all the help he can get and for Marge either get a job or hobby and stop complaining.
Yeah, but alternatives would be out of character or too tragic. Besides, it's great writing as in that case, the efficiency of Homer is linked to a true vilain, as opposite to a goofy/unrealistic one in Springfield; a realistic place of learning would, indeed, put Bart in a special class, not in a goofy school like Springfield; and for Lisa, Misses tofu and little birds, I find it personnally hilarious that in front of real nature, not the goofy thre eyes fish nature of Springfield, she got allergies...for Marge, it's in character: practicly every episode when she has a full arc for her, it's a "I got something out of my mother figure role and it turns out not good (bretzels, gym class, ect.) Here, she excells at it (everything is clean) and even then, she fails! Truly an upside down epiusode, very efficient on a metaphoric level
I remember this episode when it first aired when I was a kid. This was a example of the Simpson's in its prime. "On your way out if it want to kill somebody it would help me alot."
At 5:00, the soldier who is killed by the dancer/acrobat looks a little bit like General Schwartzkopf... He has a pistol (typical for an officer?), the desert camouflage BDUs, the strong build, and the white hair.
Here's the thing, Scorpio being a super villain is completely irrelevant to the pot of the episode. The story is: Homer get an ideal job, with a kind boss, in a beautiful community; but the place completely wrecks his family's life, and he decides to prioritize them. That's it. Scorpio being a literal bond criminal is entirely absurdist comedy and without it the "plot" would go completely unaffected. But they play it good, it made this episode one of the most memorable of the entire fucking show.
Is it really irrelevant? For me, this episode makes fun of the uprising silicon-valley-culture. From outside it appears so perfect but within its rotten to the core. CEO portrayed as a super villian is just the cherry on the top, kind of prophetic and allows for some nice pop-culture references
I completely forgot in this episode that Homer called him Mister scorpion. That completely seems like something homerwood do, just like how Ralph Wiggum said Super Nintendo Chalmers...
Imagine how many Bond Villains’ schemes would have succeeded had they had more employees like Homer and less henchmen with metal/golden teeth, unique throwable headwear, diamonds embedded in their faces, and/or trying to sleep with Bond
The pink shirt he was wearing has a small heart on the side of his heart lol and I see it as a metaphor for when Homer was committed for wearing a pink shirt at work and here his boss is wearing one.
To think, Scorpio was originally going to be the villain of the Simpson's movie, but they ultimately decided to drop him for whatever reason in favour of Russ Cargill
No one want to draw comparison to Hank, Elon, and GlobalX to SpaceX.. while being a complete bro, and making a flame throwing.. and its the Simpsons.. wow im actually survived
Man, what happened with bart is exactly what would happen with me a bunch in elementery, if you struggle just a bit for any reason, they'll put you in a class where you wont get any better
I know it's always supposed to go back to the status quo, but the family could've solved their problems really easily by just giving Lisa antihistamines, and Marge could home school Bart until he was up to date with all the stuff he didn't know, as it's been proven that Marge is a good teacher and Bart learns better when he's focused and not distracted by his pranks, they could've even hired a private teacher for him, while Marge could do some paintings.
His company is getting attacked, but he takes some time to listen and give an advice to his employee. God bless you, Hank Scorpio
I think his name is Mr Scorpion.
probably the best boss ever as well.
gentlemen please, call him Hank
@@funkmantim2661 he doesn’t like the word boss
Hank Scorpio is the greatest one-off Simpsons character ever.
Yes Mr Scorpion I will notice that
Frank Grimes is the greatest one-off Simpsons character ever.
@@the6ig6adwolf true. He lives above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley
Grimey is number two.
I live on Scorpio Street. I always think of this episode when I pass our street sign.
This episode always made me sad. They had everything they could've wished for. Bart just needed some tutoring, Lisa some allergy meds and Marge a hobby. Homer should've sent them home and went bowling with Hank
@Fee Fee Yeah, but alternatives would be out of character or too tragic. Besides, it's great writing as in that case, the efficiency of Homer is linked to a true vilain, as opposite to a goofy/unrealistic one in Springfield; a realistic place of learning would, indeed, put Bart in a special class, not in a goofy school like Springfield; and for Lisa, Misses tofu and little birds, I find it personnally hilarious that in front of real nature, not the goofy thre eyes fish nature of Springfield, she got allergies...for Marge, it's in character: practicly every episode when she has a full arc for her, it's a "I got something out of my mother figure role and it turns out not good (bretzels, gym class, ect.) Here, she excells at it (everything is clean) and even then, she fails! Truly an upside down epiusode, very efficient on a metaphoric level: in Springfield, everyone feels home, but not Homer. Here, it's the opposite in clever ways.
@Fee Fee that's why out of all the animated sitcom moms for me she ranks the lowest with Francine from American Dad ranking the highest.
Yeah, even if they moved back, they should have been rich. But the mise en place would have been damaged if they were. Homer is the everyman, and his fate is to lose money if he gets any.
I don't really enjoy this episode, as fun as it is. It just mocks the feelings we all have of living a better life and justifies it with...I don't know, flimsy excuses for being homesick and poor?
Yeah, it's really nonsensical. Marge could have taken up painting again, Lisa just some anti histamines (I mean if Milhouse can cope with it, she can, considering how good the schools are). Bart is the only one who has a genuine grievance, as the school didn't give two shits about him.
@@TheBT I was in Bart's situation once. Does the school not have a point? Anyway, Bart could make the most of that...but he never got that far.
Personally I was desperate to get back to my old school, even if there was nothing waiting for me back there.
“Can’t argue with the little things. It’s the little things that make up life.”
Well said, Hank.
**Throws a grenade at some soldiers**
Yep. Nail on the head. This is the message of the episode
4:00 “I don’t expect anything from you except to die and be a very cheap funeral”
That was a pretty good villain line
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No Mr Bond, I expect you to die!"
Goldfinger (1964), with the very same death trap
"With a dry cool wit like that, I could be an action hero!"
he respect not only his employees, but the enemies too, he paid for bonds funeral, truly the great man
Hank seems like a total bro, the military is literally busting down the door, but he is still willing to talk with Homer and give him decent advice.
Also the family really didn't try very hard, it was like, two days.
Hank Scorpio is ironically the best person in the Simpsons despite the fact he's a literal super villain. He cares for his employees, gives good advice, understanding even in the worst situations and saw value in a man who let a nuclear plant melt down every other week. That's not even mentioning the killer home Homer had, the everyday amenities the Simpsons family could enjoy and awarding initiative of even the newest faces in his organization.
"You ever see someone say goodbye to a shoe?"
"yes once"
lmao Homer's delivery on that line
This is the best Simpsons episode ever and Hank is the best villain
He isn't a villain.
He's just a small business man and the government stepped over him.
Maggie makes 3 is my favourite episode
Almost the best villain
@@reality-fl1sl who is the best?
Villain?
Wish we saw Scorpio more I love him. Thing is if they included him current season it would probably be a shell of his former self
And he'd just repeat the same lines. Man does modern Sinpsons suck.
He’d be taking down the patriarchy lol in a team with celebrities
It would be utterly awful
Probably one of the most underrated lines.
"I don't like the word boss I don't like anything that elevates me above anyone else" becomes leader of the world.
I think he just controls the east coast
"I tell them no one's special and they think I'm special for telling them so."
i feel like this is how Elon musk is irl
Hank Scorpio. Half tech startup dude; half evil villain.
"I'm from Canada and they think I'm slow, ehhhh" FAF
Marge, get a damn hobby. Lisa, get some medication. Bart, get a tutor. C'mon, their reasons for wanting to leave were pretty goddamn weak. Homer had it MADE working for that bloodthirsty, maniacal supervillain!
I love how at the end of the episode you see a newspaper headline saying Scorpio has seized the entire East Coast. I guess I'll always be left to wonder what became of all that.
@gecko. All of the kids problems actually boil down to really bad parenting lol. If Marge was paying attention to her kids she probably wouldn't be sad. Lisa would go see a doctor, Bart could get a pep talk, and maggie could go to the park or something.
Really, this entire episode is on Marge for actually being a comically terrible mother. I dunno if that was the intent of the writing, but it's impossible to ignore.
Fun fact: Hank Scorpio was though to be the main villain in the Simpsons movie. I dunno why they didn't go on with that idea.
+Mario Tyamukueni
He does sound kinda like Russ Cargill or whatever his name was
Don't forget he had Mr Burns as his previous boss
One of the best Simpsons episodes ever.
This has always been in my top 3 episodes
This episode is so great, and Scorpio is absolutely amazing
Who knew that Homer Simpson would ultimately be James Bond's demise...
No no, you got that all wrong, it's James Bont. Though the other one had no time to die.
Homer having to give up the job at the bowling alley is sad but at least makes sense since it didn't pay enough to support three children. But here all the problems is so easily manageable: Give Lisa some allergy medicine, give Bart an ultimatum of study harder or stay in the special help class since he needs all the help he can get and for Marge either get a job or hobby and stop complaining.
Yeah, but alternatives would be out of character or too tragic. Besides, it's great writing as in that case, the efficiency of Homer is linked to a true vilain, as opposite to a goofy/unrealistic one in Springfield; a realistic place of learning would, indeed, put Bart in a special class, not in a goofy school like Springfield; and for Lisa, Misses tofu and little birds, I find it personnally hilarious that in front of real nature, not the goofy thre eyes fish nature of Springfield, she got allergies...for Marge, it's in character: practicly every episode when she has a full arc for her, it's a "I got something out of my mother figure role and it turns out not good (bretzels, gym class, ect.) Here, she excells at it (everything is clean) and even then, she fails! Truly an upside down epiusode, very efficient on a metaphoric level
I love how all the kids in Bart’s slow class are just Ralph
They're learnding
@@OLBastholm Meow
I remember this episode when it first aired when I was a kid. This was a example of the Simpson's in its prime.
"On your way out if it want to kill somebody it would help me alot."
Hahaha I love the insane maniacal laugh that Hank does at the end as he is killing people with his flamethrower!
I love this episode, I miss Hank Scorpio
This episode is mandatory viewing as far as I see it. Just excellent. I always feel like it's a 2-parter because it's constantly making iconic jokes.
Aww, I was waiting for Homer to kick the grenade… But at least he got the Denver Broncos.
Awww the Denver Broncos!
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Frank Grimes! He lives above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley. So lucky!
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@@rhdbmw9361 Wow.
Anything from "Bart the General" (season 1)
I genuinely felt like I watched this episode despite only seeing 5 minutes. It's crazy
"Should the need arise they'll fill in for any other part of your body."
Yes, that includes cirrhosis, gout, and e.d. Dedicated fellas right there.
"Maybe it just collapsed on its own"
I love Hank Scorpio, he is a legend.
This is one of my favourite episodes.
At 5:00, the soldier who is killed by the dancer/acrobat looks a little bit like General Schwartzkopf... He has a pistol (typical for an officer?), the desert camouflage BDUs, the strong build, and the white hair.
A very weird scene for the Simpsons. A woman breaking a soldier's neck with her legs 😂 you hear the snap and everything 😂 WTF
Stop him, he's supposed to die. 😂😂😂
Hank: You want some cream with that?
Homer: *looks down at Scorpio's pants* No...
2:11 Missed one of my favourite lines: "I've been lookin' for someone to boss me aroun'!"
“Get the hell outta hear”
Omg the way he says that line XD
Best. Boss. Ever.
I love the "we're in the money" clip 😅
I like Scorpio. Such a cheerful fella 5:40
The boss we all dream about.
Here's the thing, Scorpio being a super villain is completely irrelevant to the pot of the episode.
The story is: Homer get an ideal job, with a kind boss, in a beautiful community; but the place completely wrecks his family's life, and he decides to prioritize them.
That's it. Scorpio being a literal bond criminal is entirely absurdist comedy and without it the "plot" would go completely unaffected. But they play it good, it made this episode one of the most memorable of the entire fucking show.
Is it really irrelevant? For me, this episode makes fun of the uprising silicon-valley-culture. From outside it appears so perfect but within its rotten to the core. CEO portrayed as a super villian is just the cherry on the top, kind of prophetic and allows for some nice pop-culture references
@@t3ss33 theyre saying it’s irrelevant to the overall plot, not to the jokes and details
I love how Scorpio is completely fine with homer leaving
Hank Scorpio is one boss you're not going to SCREW WITH!!
Tomorrow's Headline: SUPERVILLAIN SEIZES EAST COAST
“Want some cream?” 💀💀
I completely forgot in this episode that Homer called him Mister scorpion. That completely seems like something homerwood do, just like how Ralph Wiggum said Super Nintendo Chalmers...
*homerwood*
@@googleuser3163 Yeah... Talk to Text is not always clean! But better than Autocorrect... Who's shirt I'm really getting tried of...
@@oonegro82 😆
@@googleuser3163 i thought op did this on purpoise
@@m4x526 yo you got the Italian accent on text
"want some cream?" Ahhhh no.
Cypress Creek looks like a truly amazing place to live
I think this is my all-time favourite episode of the series.
I wish Hank Scorpio will make a comeback
"It's the little things that make up life."
- uses a little thing to take lives.
“Give them the benefits of your years of experience”
“Don’t worry sir that won’t take long”
Hahaha
0:30 when someone calls me sir
I love that the split second the door is shut, Scorpio is immediately standing outside of it knocking!
the reason they did not used hank as villain in a simpson`s movie was cuzz he was to likeble ,no joke :D
Used the same voice actor though!
@@lukeyvee cool,I did not knew that
Imagine how many Bond Villains’ schemes would have succeeded had they had more employees like Homer and less henchmen with metal/golden teeth, unique throwable headwear, diamonds embedded in their faces, and/or trying to sleep with Bond
I'd love to work for Hank, he's a great boss!
They ended it best way possible with Hanks gift to homer after he moved back into Springfield
The pink shirt he was wearing has a small heart on the side of his heart lol and I see it as a metaphor for when Homer was committed for wearing a pink shirt at work and here his boss is wearing one.
My second favorite Simpsons episode after the Halloween Special II.
I like this episode
Where's employment like this when you need it.
probably those jerks always walking over small businessmen like hank again
They nailed the west coast high tech corporate culture, San Jose, Portland, Seattle -- mountains, big cedar houses, and the evil.
for a villian he ia able to treat his employees very well
If Cooler was a human, he treats all his squadron respectively and pays them well for just doing their job
Hank rocks.
To think, Scorpio was originally going to be the villain of the Simpson's movie, but they ultimately decided to drop him for whatever reason in favour of Russ Cargill
Was the same voice actor too, fuckkk Scorpio would have been perfect, specially with his history
Hank Scorpio is a fictional character AND a real life national treasure.
I’m glad they never brought Hank back. He remains as arguably the best one-off characters ever in the Simpsons
The VA for Hank is the same guy who voices Russ Cargill head of the EPA in the Simpsons movie
Noice
Want some cream?
Ehhhh, nooooooo.
Best Boss (I know he doesn't like to be called that) ever
1:10 "At Globex, we don't believe in walls!"
The walls at 1:16 and 2:33 : _Are we a joke to you?_
They are a joke indeed
We don’t believe in walls
Even if you choose to do the opposite
I cant believe the Simpsons predicted Elon Musk
The flame thrower ftw
He loves German Beer. A person who likes German beer can't be a bad person
Cypress Creek looks lovely
" should the need arise they can fill in for any other part of your body" I can't tell if I have a dirty mind or if this is what I'm ment to think
Call me Hank Hangingmycoatuponthewallplease
Best Boss Ever!!
"Globex? I don't like the sound of that, its sounds...global"
Didn't see "Heh heh heh. Nobody ever says Italy"
Elon Musk could low-key be Hanks Scorpio if he goes completely power hungry
1:57 priceless
Absolutely Genius writing and voice acting. My God I miss The Simpsons before it got destroyed by mediocrities 😔
Best fucking boss ever!
No one want to draw comparison to Hank, Elon, and GlobalX to SpaceX.. while being a complete bro, and making a flame throwing.. and its the Simpsons..
wow im actually survived
I'd work for hank in a heart beat lmao I don't care that he's a villian
"I start Fires"
He’s crazy
Hank J. Wimbleton
Hank reminds me of Dan Bilzerian and the bearded dude in die hard 1
Don't call me mr scorpion.
😂
2:41 That’s where the meme comes from
Its like a way less cultish and way less creepy and way less evil and way more intelligent and way more competetent versiom of Elon Musk
Phil Knight, I always thought.
This house scares me cause it's gonna be real very soon.. :/
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Man, what happened with bart is exactly what would happen with me a bunch in elementery, if you struggle just a bit for any reason, they'll put you in a class where you wont get any better
Can we all agree that Hank Scorpio is a complete coke head. I mean
... the constant energy, the "sugar" in his pocket... COME ON.
I want a boss like Scorpio...
Want some cream?
Ummm no
I know it's always supposed to go back to the status quo, but the family could've solved their problems really easily by just giving Lisa antihistamines, and Marge could home school Bart until he was up to date with all the stuff he didn't know, as it's been proven that Marge is a good teacher and Bart learns better when he's focused and not distracted by his pranks, they could've even hired a private teacher for him, while Marge could do some paintings.